soundoff (20 Responses)

1. krozar
   

   He would have killed himself after graduating and realizing companies don't hire many drummers.

   July 6, 2012 at 1:01 pm | Report abuse |
2. Josh
   

   My highschool band director was an alumnus of FAMU and the kind of culture that resulted in this person's death is the same reason I quit marching band. I endured only one day of shouting and "death marching" my legs until they bled and I quit. There's not need to bleed for music.

   Clean it up, FAMU.

   July 6, 2012 at 1:01 pm | Report abuse |
   • snowdogg
     

     Good for you... saved by personal awareness.

     July 6, 2012 at 1:10 pm | Report abuse |
3. Mitch
   

   Prosecute these 13 murderers.

   July 6, 2012 at 1:02 pm | Report abuse |
4. Polarb33r
   

   Some people need to grow up. Maybe jail will help them.

   July 6, 2012 at 1:03 pm | Report abuse |
5. bobcat (in a hat)©
   

   One week after moving into his first apartment, Ed called his mother to complain about his neighbors: "One woman cries all day, another lies in bed moaning, and then there's this guy that keeps banging his head against the wall."
   "You better keep away from them," she said.
   "I do. I stay inside all day playing my tuba."

   July 6, 2012 at 1:06 pm | Report abuse |
   • banasy©
     

     Bet Ed's mother was glad to see him go...lol.

     July 6, 2012 at 1:20 pm | Report abuse |
6. banasy©
   

   I keep envisionine Neiedermyer in his robe with his ghastly grin...

   July 6, 2012 at 1:09 pm | Report abuse |
   • banasy©
     

     "Thank you sir, may I please have another?"

     July 6, 2012 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
7. banasy©
   

   They should have done away with this practice long ago!

   July 6, 2012 at 1:14 pm | Report abuse |
8. Mr Dalloway
   

   Across the board this practice has to be banned.

   July 6, 2012 at 1:30 pm | Report abuse |
9. Bill
   

   Truth is, I'm not sure we can really expect a lot from these folks involved in this incident or from this school either! Banning the hazing and prosecuting is not the solution really, but it will make peopkle feel like they're doing the right thing.

   July 6, 2012 at 1:33 pm | Report abuse |
   • banasy©
     

     Banning the hazing and prosecuting those who are involved is a start...to do nothing is tacit approval.

     July 6, 2012 at 9:41 pm | Report abuse |
10. bigdaddy walt
    

    Hazing should be a reason for expulsion from any college campus for those involved, and possibly an arrest warrant should be issued to the offenders. College students want to be treated as adults but act as if they are still in elementary school. They need to grow up. Stop the BS wannabe playas!!!!!!!!!!!!

    July 6, 2012 at 1:45 pm | Report abuse |
11. Atompkins
    

    It's sorry a grown man would let someone whip him like that just to be part of a band sound like a street gang beat in

    July 6, 2012 at 1:48 pm | Report abuse |
12. Hollywood
    

    Prison sounds like a new college career for the lot of them.

    July 6, 2012 at 1:50 pm | Report abuse |
13. Portland tony
    

    FAMU's marching band is to that school, the same thing as a nationality ranked football team is to other colleges. So the band was more or less exempt from any sodt of moral codes as long as it was still recognized as one of the better marching bands in the nation! Granted, they were a top notched group. To bad the inmates took over the asylum.

    July 6, 2012 at 1:59 pm | Report abuse |
    • Hey!
      

      Yeah, too bad they thought they were football players instead of band members...

      July 6, 2012 at 2:24 pm | Report abuse |
14. Faith Delorise Conner
    

    Sad incident i hope the ones responsible are held accountable

    July 6, 2012 at 2:22 pm | Report abuse |
15. Chuk
    

    Remedy is to put these kids, I mean thugs, in jail!

    July 6, 2012 at 2:43 pm | Report abuse |